DevOps Specialist (Linux Systems)

At Intelerad, we believe the path to answers in healthcare should be clear-whether you are waiting for a diagnosis or trying to expedite one. Our medical imaging solutions streamline the flow of information, simplifying complex processes, maximizing efficiencies, and shining a light on the unknown. We empower physicians to get patients the answers they need faster and improve outcomes for everyone. With more accessible imaging, we are getting patients out of the dark.  

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC and Montreal, Intelerad has nearly 800 employees located in offices across four countries. The company empowers nearly 2,000 healthcare organizations around the world with the speed, scalability, and simplicity needed to increase business performance while, most importantly, improving patient outcomes. Intelerad’s modern enterprise solutions have been acknowledged by a Best in KLAS recognition, ranking #1 for PACS Europe UK/Ireland in the 2026 Best in KLAS: Global Software (Non-US) report.

The DevOps Specialist III is a senior technical expert responsible for architecting, implementing, and driving 
strategic improvements to Intelerad's cloud infrastructure, automation platforms, and DevOps practices. This role 
serves as a technical leader and subject matter expert, working across engineering, operations, and security 
teams to deliver highly reliable, secure, and scalable medical imaging solutions. The DevOps Specialist III 
establishes technical standards, leads complex initiatives, and drives innovation in infrastructure automation and 
operational excellence for healthcare IT applications supporting radiology and enterprise imaging workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and Drive Infrastructure Strategy: Design and implement enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions, establish architectural patterns and technical standards, and drive strategic initiatives that enhance platform reliability, scalability, and security across Intelerad's medical imaging ecosystem.
• Lead Advanced Automation and DevOps Transformation: Architect and implement sophisticated automation frameworks, CI/CD platforms, and infrastructure-as-code solutions that enable rapid, secure software delivery while establishing best practices and driving DevOps maturity across the organization.
• Ensure Enterprise Reliability and Performance: Establish site reliability engineering practices, implement comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions, lead critical incident response efforts, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that maintain exceptional system availability and performance.
• Champion Security, Compliance, and Risk Management: Lead implementation of security architecture, compliance automation, and risk mitigation strategies for healthcare IT systems, ensuring adherence to HIPAA, SOC 2, and industry regulatory requirements while driving security-first culture.
• Provide Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Serve as a technical authority and mentor to DevOps engineers and broader engineering teams, conduct architecture reviews, drive knowledge sharing initiatives, and influence technical direction and organizational DevOps capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience in System Engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, cloud architecture, or infrastructure engineering
• Deep expertise in Linux/Unix systems, networking, and distributed systems architecture
• Proven experience architecting and implementing enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks 
• Advanced scripting and programming skills (Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell, or similar)
• Experience establishing observability, monitoring, and incident management practices
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence cross-functional teams
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and system design capabilities
• Outstanding communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications & Special Requirements

• Significant experience in healthcare IT, medical imaging (PACS, RIS, VNA), or highly regulated industries
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Pulumi)
• Experience with cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) Advanced expertise in containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, service mesh)
• Experience with DICOM, HL7, and healthcare interoperability standards
• Deep knowledge of security frameworks, compliance automation, and vulnerability management
• Expertise with observability platforms and SRE practices (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PagerDuty, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with database technologies, performance optimization, and data platform engineering
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, API gateways, and service reliability patterns
• Experience with chaos engineering, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
• Track record of driving DevOps transformation and cultural change
• Advanced certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CKA/CKAD, or similar)
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical community leadership
• On-call support for critical production systems is required
• May serve as technical escalation point for high-severity incidents

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel for training or team collaboration (less than 20%)

This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or requirements and Intelerad reserves the right to change it at any time

This role may support U.S. federal government clients and systems, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). As such, the following are conditions of employment where applicable:

• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to provide proof of citizenship
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain required government security clearance(s) and system access (e.g., VA systems such as FACTS)
• Must be willing to complete all required onboarding steps, which may include background investigations, fingerprinting, and identity verification
• Must comply with all client and government security requirements as a condition of continued employment

Failure to obtain or maintain required clearance(s) or complete required steps within designated timeframes may impact eligibility for the role and may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Applicants may be required to complete an online personality assessment as part of your application.

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The base pay for this position ranges from $90,000/year USD to $120,000/year USD within any geographic market in the US. Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Intelerad is a total compensation company. Pay is dependent on the position offered.  Bonus and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, retirement, PTO, and/or other benefits.

Intelerad is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and all other employment laws and regulations. Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age , disability and genetic information (including family medical history). Intelerad is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. 

Intelerad is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Intelerad uses the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)as a standard for global recruiting and hiring purposes. This prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. The ADA defines “disability” as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment